tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post3378260476321440169..comments2024-03-28T13:00:45.457+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Mobile Barn?Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-22433140942947146512018-01-07T09:25:59.579+00:002018-01-07T09:25:59.579+00:00ThanksThanksThomas Venneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806971416198629441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49543734078661956302017-11-09T23:02:16.581+00:002017-11-09T23:02:16.581+00:00I'd love to but then I'd have to go throug...I'd love to but then I'd have to go through planning (an AOMB here as well which makes things harder)! I will build a big barn int he future but not just yet, I need to finish the extension first. when I do I'm planing on a steel portal frame I think, good clear spans to get the tractor inside over winter. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-67063255867002699032017-11-09T23:00:24.274+00:002017-11-09T23:00:24.274+00:00Thanks Mike, I like the look of them. Teh only tro...Thanks Mike, I like the look of them. Teh only trouble here is any strapping liek that over here would have so many knots in it would snap before I could bend it, even when doing roofs you can pll the lath up and it snap on you. It does look great though, a mini one for a compost loo might be on the cards in the future! Great links!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-23152770995315609172017-11-09T16:39:18.084+00:002017-11-09T16:39:18.084+00:00look at ex forces equipment. We have too many of ...look at ex forces equipment. We have too many of us now, but many a christmas was in an ex RAF mess tent, with space heaters. it kept the wind and rain off and it was easy to hose down and move around. you could have the kitchen area for lambing, then there is a makeshift door and the main area you could section off with hurdles to make pens. This would be a cheap way of doing it and it folded down (once you knew how to do it) into a metal box approx 1m x 70cm about half a metre high.. I will be going to my parents in a couple of weeks. I will ask them about it. I am sure it came from a forces auction, where they sell off the landrovers etc. they even threw in a a table with a detachable sink. my parents use it as a potting table still. They must of had it 25 years! lol sits out side all year. I will get back to you.<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-50629716756578210822017-11-08T15:00:41.918+00:002017-11-08T15:00:41.918+00:00Kev:
Here a depiction of the build process,
http:/...Kev:<br />Here a depiction of the build process,<br />http://www.microcruising.com/shed.htm<br />Here's a set of plans:<br />http://www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/e/c/7/7/ec77e0a6fb9a7c0c0bfdbaed1c2e2133/6298gothicraftergreenhouse.pdf<br />a depiction of the build process,<br />http://www.microcruising.com/shed.htmMike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-84076442665204412282017-11-08T14:39:08.079+00:002017-11-08T14:39:08.079+00:00Kev, the bow trusses are made with pine strapping....Kev, the bow trusses are made with pine strapping. 3/4 X 2.5 inch cheap lath as used between drywall and framing. Lay out your desired curve on a wooden deck. Ad blocking 5 inches apart either side of the curve and lay your strapping between the blocks. Then put 2x4 blocks between the strapping and screw the straps to the spacer blocks form both sides. presto you have an arched truss. Repeat and make a bunch of them. And then you can set them on a 2x4 sill and a 4x4 ridge pole.. I'll see if I can find a link that depicts the build sequence.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82973745261194672472017-11-08T14:08:51.421+00:002017-11-08T14:08:51.421+00:00I know it's not mobile, but here's what I ...I know it's not mobile, but here's what I did. https://notesfromasuffolksmallhoding.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/building-pole-barn.html<br />I'm sure with your skills and the tools you have it would be an easy project for you. You'd need to decide where to put it though. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-60488869730615683892017-11-08T13:56:55.699+00:002017-11-08T13:56:55.699+00:00That's really interesting, how are the "b...That's really interesting, how are the "bow" bits made? And what with? Would make a great little structure as a little butcher house or something for when I'm processing. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-15464481364622304002017-11-08T13:55:30.250+00:002017-11-08T13:55:30.250+00:00I already have two shipping containers and was try...I already have two shipping containers and was trying to avoid too many more, the thought had certainly crossed my mind though! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-52794324190060511722017-11-08T13:54:56.330+00:002017-11-08T13:54:56.330+00:00Thanks! I keep seeing this mobile infrastructure a...Thanks! I keep seeing this mobile infrastructure and can't help thinking it's a good idea.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-64559883606647001942017-11-08T13:54:28.478+00:002017-11-08T13:54:28.478+00:00I do like this idea of a mobile farm yard, in a wa...I do like this idea of a mobile farm yard, in a way it just makes sense. Too often have my plans changed and I've had to do something differently, with buildings it's not that easy! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-36483517086525667922017-11-08T13:53:27.713+00:002017-11-08T13:53:27.713+00:00That's a good idea. I'm sure some long len...That's a good idea. I'm sure some long lenghts of rebar would work well as "tent pegs" and be fairly easy to pull out with the tractor! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-18250579163447522982017-11-08T13:52:33.614+00:002017-11-08T13:52:33.614+00:00Having a shed or an area under cover is really use...Having a shed or an area under cover is really useful when lambing. I't alright if they lamb in the sun shine, but half the time it's raining and blowing a gale, great to get them in and give the mothers a bit of a rest as well. Also stops mis mothering which is a nightmare with sheep. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-66406056119150121552017-11-07T12:53:49.689+00:002017-11-07T12:53:49.689+00:00A Bow shed is fairly quick a and easy to put up. L...A Bow shed is fairly quick a and easy to put up. Light weight and does not require a lot of materials. Could easily be put on rollers and moved about. Around here they are popular as boat building sheds. Something like this:<br />http://makinghouseswork.cchrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/greenhouse-roofing.jpgMike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-15985678667168146242017-11-07T11:41:50.172+00:002017-11-07T11:41:50.172+00:00What about getting the back off a articulated frei...What about getting the back off a articulated freight lorry or a container? I made a shelter in some trees out of corrugated sheets for my cattle and they spent more time in the trees than the shelter.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-62504724611785190962017-11-07T10:56:10.442+00:002017-11-07T10:56:10.442+00:00Sounds like a good idea!Sounds like a good idea!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-78310212019238789722017-11-07T09:33:27.563+00:002017-11-07T09:33:27.563+00:00Sounds extremely versatile! Joel Salatin is big on...Sounds extremely versatile! Joel Salatin is big on mobile structures. We've toyed with the idea of making a portable buck shelter to make a better pasture rotation. I think you'd be glad to have one like that.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-83942074115871160922017-11-07T08:12:07.278+00:002017-11-07T08:12:07.278+00:00As a camper rather than a farmer - I'm wonderi...As a camper rather than a farmer - I'm wondering if you could build guy rope points into the barn frame, or use the 'up & over' elasticated straps that are used to hold down the vast modern caravan awnings & multi-modular tents (some are the size of that barn these days!).Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-34179535176596988092017-11-07T06:39:52.034+00:002017-11-07T06:39:52.034+00:00It would last up here as you know we are fairly ex...It would last up here as you know we are fairly exposed, a mobile lambing shed sounds good, a lambing shed is something Martin will have to put some thought into next.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com